The Senate on Dec. 19 confirmed the nomination of Lt. Gen. Roger Brady to receive a fourth star and take command of US Air Forces in Europe. Gen. Tom Hobbins already has relinquished command at USAFE. The Senate also confirmed Maj. Gen. Richard Newton to take Brady’s post as USAF deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel and to receive a third star.
After years of describing to lawmakers and Pentagon leaders the nature of that threat and the key role spacepower plays in deterring conflict in the domain and enabling the rest of the joint force, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters during AFA’s Warfare Symposium here that the message appears to…